| 
 Winners of the Lester B. Pearson Award as the outstanding player
in the league, voted by members of the NHL Players' Association:
 
 
 | 
Year
 | 
Winner
 | 
 
 | 
1971
 | 
Phil Esposito, Boston
 | 
 
 | 
1972
 | 
Jean Ratelle, N.Y. Rangers
 | 
 
 | 
1973
 | 
Phil Esposito, Boston
 | 
 
 | 
1974
 | 
Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia
 | 
 
 | 
1975
 | 
Bobby Orr, Boston
 | 
 
 | 
1976
 | 
Guy Lafleur, Montreal
 | 
 
 | 
1977
 | 
Guy Lafleur, Montreal
 | 
 
 | 
1978
 | 
Guy Lafleur, Montreal
 | 
 
 | 
1979
 | 
Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles
 | 
 
 | 
1980
 | 
Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles
 | 
 
 | 
1981
 | 
Mike Liut, St. Louis
 | 
 
 | 
1982
 | 
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
 | 
 
 | 
1983
 | 
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
 | 
 
 | 
1984
 | 
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
 | 
 
 | 
1985
 | 
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
 | 
 
 | 
1986
 | 
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
 | 
 
 | 
1987
 | 
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
 | 
 
 | 
1988
 | 
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
 | 
 
 | 
1989
 | 
Steve Yzerman, Detroit
 | 
 
 | 
1990
 | 
Mark Messier, Edmonton
 | 
 
 | 
1991
 | 
Brett Hull, St. Louis
 | 
 
 | 
1992
 | 
Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers
 | 
 
 | 
1993
 | 
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
 | 
 
 | 
1994
 | 
Sergei Fedorov, Detroit
 | 
 
 | 
1995
 | 
Eric Lindros, Philadelphia
 | 
 
 | 
1996
 | 
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
 | 
 
 | 
1997
 | 
Dominik Hasek, Buffalo
 | 
 
 | 
1998
 | 
Dominik Hasek, Buffalo
 | 
 
 | 
1999
 | 
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh
 | 
 
 | 
2000
 | 
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh
 | 
 
 | 
2001
 | 
Joe Sakic, Colorado
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